Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Income Taxes

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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes Income Taxes
Income tax expense during interim periods is based on our estimated annual effective income tax rate plus any discrete items that are recorded in the period in which they occur. Our tax rate is affected by discrete items that may occur in any given year but may not be consistent from year to year.

Our effective tax rate for continued operations was 24.0% and 24.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and 28.6% and 26.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. The effective tax rate was lower for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period of prior year primarily due to book income in connection with the fair market value increase in our COLI plan in the period ended June 30, 2023 that was reversed for tax purposes as opposed to book expense in the same period in 2022.